The Peru Gazette

CVPH program supplies blood, blood products to hospitals across our region 

PLATTSBURGH, NY –The Adirondack Regional Blood Center, a program of the University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital (CVPH), is conducting several community blood drives this month as part of its mission to ensure an adequate blood supply for the region.

The following is the May schedule of blood drives open to the public:

• Thursday, May 4, AuSable Knights of Columbus held at Holy Name Church Hall, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Friday, May 5, Burke Adult Center, 9 to 11 a.m.
• Monday, May 8, Champlain EMS station, co-sponsor Knights of Columbus, 3 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 10, Chateaugay High School, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Thursday, May 11, Chazy High School, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.Friday, May 12, Northeastern Clinton Central School, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Monday, May 15, West Chazy Fire Department, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 16, Mountain Lake Services, Port Henry, 12:30 to 4 p.m.
• Thursday, May 18, Altona Fire Department, 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.
• Friday, May 19, Camp Dudley, Westport, Noon to 4 p.m.
• Monday, May 22, Essex Fire Department, co-sponsor Masonic Lodge, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 23, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation headquarters, Ray Brook, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Thursday, May 25, Franklin Academy, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Friday, May 26, CVPH Laboratory Conference Room, 214 Cornelia St., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, May 30, Brushton-Moira American Legion, 4 to 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, May 31, Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Walk-ins are also welcome at the Adirondack Regional Donor Center, located at  85 Plaza Blvd, and open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Blood collected by the Adirondack Regional Blood Center stays in the North Country, helping hundreds of people in this region. Its success rests on the generosity of donors and sponsors.

A donor card or another form of identification is required to give. Learn more about the Adirondack Regional Blood Center, giving blood and becoming a sponsor at UVMHealth.org/GiveBlood or call (518) 562-7406.